Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/17Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
Ronald Awatt
Ronald Awatt: RB · UTEP · #22.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ronald Awatt
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at UTEP: Mike Price and Dana Dimel. A game that shows it: 115 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards against New Mexico State — Week 2, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-31vs North Texas | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45@ No. 9 Oklahoma | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs New Mexico State | 21 | 115 | 5.5 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ New Mexico | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Boise State | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-35@ Charlotte | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-41@ Louisiana Tech | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Florida Atlantic | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Middle Tennessee | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-37@ Rice | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ UTSA | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 37 | |
| Total | 162 | 734 | 4.5 | 2 | 37 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2022
L 13-45
at Oklahoma
39 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 11 yds
With G. Hardison — 244 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.2 · J. Sloan — 42.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Gavin Hardison pass complete to Ronald Awatt for 34 yds to the FlAtl 21 for a
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65Ronald Awatt 22 Yd Run
- Week 13 · UTSA · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Ronald Awatt run for 14 yds to the TexSA 30 for a
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Gavin Hardison pass complete to Ronald Awatt for 15 yds to the UTEP 45 for a
- Week 10 · Rice · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Ronald Awatt run for 20 yds to the UTEP 42 for a
- Week 6 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.30Ronald Awatt run for 14 yds to the LaTch 44 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −2.11Ronald Awatt run for a loss of 4 yards to the UTEP 47
- Week 1 · North Texas · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.10Ronald Awatt run for 3 yds to the NoTex 38 for a
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Ronald Awatt run for 2 yds for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)
- Week 4 · Boise State · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.02Ronald Awatt run for a loss of 5 yards to the UTEP 29
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
140 of 162 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%140 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 162 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
18 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
51 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
53 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
18 carries
4 of 6 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.5 yds/carry on 162 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
13%
Stuffed (≤0)
36%
Grind (1–3)
38%
Chunk (4–9)
13%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2017UTEP0-12HC: Sean Kugler and Mike Price · Balanced, slow tempo
2018UTEP1-11HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2020UTEP3-5HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 65.7 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 56.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 61.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 60.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
45.3%
379 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
69.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Starter
162 carries and 6 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #251 of 317 RBs · 2022
Two-star recruit. Now #251 at the position.
Seven seasons at UTEP
- 2022 UTEP DimelYear 7 · 12 games
- 2021 UTEP DimelYear 6 · 12 games
- 2020 UTEP DimelYear 5 · 6 games
- 2019 UTEP DimelYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 UTEP DimelYear 3 · 3 games
- 2017 UTEP KuglerYear 2 · 2 games
- 2016 UTEP KuglerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Wolfforth FrenshipWolfforth, TX · Class of 2016Two-star, No. 3,771 in the 2016 class. Signed with UTEP.Also from Wolfforth Frenship: Chase Campbell (Texas Tech), Leyton Stone (Texas Tech), Isaiah Kema (Utah) and 3 more.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTEP, 1,780 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2016
- Signed with UTEPTwo-star, out of Wolfforth Frenship
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.